Plate Motion Amplify Ch.1

Front

What is the place where two plates meet?

Back

Plate boundary

Front

What happens to Earth’s plates during an earthquake?

Back

Plates move, which can cause earthquakes.

Front

What are fossils?

Back

Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.

Front

What is one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock making up Earth's outer layer?

Back

Plate

Front

What is a sudden shaking of Earth's surface called?

Back

Earthquake

Front

What is the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the term for a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together?

Back

Trench

Front

What is the process called when plates move apart?

Back

Divergence

Front

What is the term for the movement of plates that can cause earthquakes and volcanic activity?

Back

Plate tectonics

Front

What is the inner layer of the Earth called?

Back

Inner core